by admin | Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The last half a year has seen the RiverLife team start to move upstream of the river Almond, this was really due to finding a willing and eager audience for events in Whitburn and with the particularly enthusiastic Fraser, who runs Pottishaw Fishery, spurring us on....
by admin | Saturday, October 5, 2019
Most of my summers are spent organising things from Forth Rivers Trust HQ on the outskirts of Edinburgh, so I take advantage of opportunities that allow me to get outside and down to the river. We held a guided walk at the beginning of August, which due to a path...
by admin | Friday, October 4, 2019
The RiverLife team held a number of our Family Fun days along the rivers over the school holidays. Two highlights were the day spent at Polbeth, with over 100 people meeting some of the local fish and bugs, then heading off to Limefield falls to complete the sticker...
by Amelia | Thursday, October 3, 2019
This month, at our regular volunteer meet up with volunteers from Craigsfarm, we ran an impromptu Freshwater Watch workshop for two volunteers. Freshwater Watch is a global initiative that allows citizen scientists to monitor the water quality of their local burn,...
by Amelia | Monday, September 30, 2019
RiverLife’s Guided Cycles are gaining momentum. Saturday, 28th September was our 3rd guided ride event and our second event in collaboration with West Lothian Bike Library. Our numbers increased to 11 participants, though this may have been mainly due to the...
by Amelia | Friday, September 27, 2019
Sunday 1st September had long been earmarked in my calendar as a day to look forward to. It was another opportunity to savour the foraging and culinary skills of Szymon from Foragerium. With the change in season from late summer to early autumn, the expectation was...
